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La Salsa es la vida! Soy Irlandes y bailé por casi todo mi vida - salsa, bachata, kizomba en los últimos 10 años y por eso quiero viajar a Colombia, Cuba, República Dominicana... Fue a Cali & la RD
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Hola! Soy Irlandesa y, por casi tres anos, he aprendido espanol. Escribo aqui/aca en espanol porque busco workaway en Espana, la rep. Dominicana o Colombia.
Tengo mucho experienca con cosas sobres administracion, y con ninos (tengo 9 hermanos!!), con mascotas y "editing" (en ingles). Estoy una persona muy amable con otras personas porque me interesa la gente.
La salud y la felicidad es lo que me motiva y el baile me da alegría. Me encanta conocer gente de ideas afines y mejorar mis idiomas también.
Interests
WritingWater sportsYoga / WellnessSelf developmentPerforming artsOutdoor activitiesNatureMusicLanguagesFitnessDancingCyclingCultureBeach
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Irish: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
German: Beginner
French: BeginnerMore details about my language interests
I love languages (I have a few words in several other languages other than the ones above) and am constantly wanting to learn more. My Spanish is still error-filled but is improving all the time. A big focus for wanting to be in LatAm is to improve my Spanish. I'm happy that my levels of French and German will allow me to communicate with people from those countries who might not have English or Spanish skills. I'm very happy to exchange time for helping others with their English.
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
Some knowledge of:
Hospitality/Tourism
Art Projects
Able to teach about:
Languages
Teaching
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Ok, I'll switch to English:
I have 17 years plus of experience in law firms and other corporates - everything from admin, preparing court and taxation documents and correspondence, organising conferences and events.
I've been a Zumba(r) instructor for over 12 years teaching everyone from small children to the elderly in nursing homes.
My early years of ballet training has given me an advantage in learning other styles of dance and I'm so excited to learn salsa calena in particular. Rueda de casino is one of the most fun dances for me and during my other dance classes (cha cha, salsa en linea y en dos, kizomba, bachata, oriental, urban, hip hop etc), I get asked to explain how to do moves all the time which is why I feel I would be a great help to any host who needs help with classes.
My Spanish, French and German are ok (nowhere near fluent) and my language skills are improving slowly when I'm abroad. I am very good at making people feel at home and comfortable even when my languages aren't strong. My English language skills are excellent and I often edit, copywrite, write memoirs etc.
I've worked and lived in the UK, Germany, UAE and Spain as well as obviously Ireland and am very adaptable with people of all nationalities and ages.
I have a can-do and will-do attitude and am happy to lend a hand with any tasks that need to be done.
Age
53
What else ...
I've wanted to come to Columbia/Cuba/Dominican Republic since the first time I encountered salsa and bachata. It took a decade to finally plan to get to Cali and then the DR and I'm very grateful.
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Knowing that Treasa was looking after the house while I was away brought me great peace of… read more
The work was really clearly explained; we would have a little meeting at 10am and I was never in any doubt as to what was expected of me. I also learned a lot myself from both Leti and Adrian about using instagram and social media marketing in general. I… read more
Limpia, puntual, ordenada, me faltan palabras para expresar nuestro agradecimiento. Mi hija Lily la adora ya que los días en los que estuvo recibió muchas atenciones de ella.
Te vamos a extrañar muchísimo.
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Knowing that Treasa was looking after the house while I was away brought me great peace of… read more
The work was really clearly explained; we would have a little meeting at 10am and I was never in any doubt as to what was expected of me. I also learned a lot myself from both Leti and Adrian about using instagram and social media marketing in general. I… read more
Limpia, puntual, ordenada, me faltan palabras para expresar nuestro agradecimiento. Mi hija Lily la adora ya que los días en los que estuvo recibió muchas atenciones de ella.
Te vamos a extrañar muchísimo.
